Education

The department’s proposal would expand eligibility for more students to participate in the voucher-like program, though it falls short of some Republicans’ efforts to drop eligibility requirements entirely.

Top national Democrats are meeting to decide which states should lead off the 2024 presidential primary. What could this mean for New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation pride?

The swell in attendance comes as the “school choice” movement has grown in prominence in New Hampshire in recent years, boosted in part by remote learning during COVID-19 and conservative criticisms of public school curriculum.

The president has extended the student loan repayment pause into 2023. Biden said he wants to give lawsuits against debt cancellation time to play out, and the Supreme Court time to weigh in.

Three Republican councilors rejected federal funding that would have continued sex education programs in Claremont and Manchester for another two years.

The enrollment decline seen this year is closer to pre-pandemic levels. It's due in part to New Hampshire’s low birth rates and aging population.

The vast majority of funding is earmarked for schools, which are spending their grants primarily on staffing, facilities and technology.

Republican incumbent Gov. Chris Sununu and Democratic state Sen. Tom Sherman both say New Hampshire needs to update how it funds public schools. But they differ on laws governing school choice and curriculum.

The new test scores from 2022 confirm concerns about learning loss, showing math and test scores at their lowest in nearly 30 years.

The U.S. Education Department announced plans Tuesday to permanently change the long-troubled program to grant more borrowers forgiveness. The department had already made several temporary changes.